Only One Love by Natasha Madison is the seventh book in the Only One series. I have been following the series from the start and looked forward to diving into the latest installment. It may not have been what I had hoped, based on prior experience with the series, but I still had a good time with it. Read on to learn my reasons for recommending Only One Love.
Title: Only One Love
Author(s): Natasha Madison
Series: Only One #7
Also in this series: Only One Kiss , Only One Chance , Only One Night , Only One Touch , Only One Regret, Only One Mistake , Only One Forever
Published by Self Published on March 1, 2022
Pages: 357
Genre(s): Contemporary Sports Romance
Source: Author
Format: eArc
Purchase: Amazon|Audible
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From USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a brand new stand alone sports romance. The seventh installment of the Only One Series. A spin off from the Something So Series and This is Series
WilsonI was the bad boy on and off the ice.I loved it — owned it.Hockey. Women. Money.Until she came into the picture.Now, all I want to do is be better.I want to prove to myself I don’t have to be the guy everyone thinks I am.She knocked down the walls I spent my whole life building.
FrannyMy last name opened the doors, but proving I was worth the title of TV producer took all of my time.He walked in with a chip on his shoulder.I was happy to point out all his flaws.Falling for him was inevitable.When scandal hits, no one expected me to stand by his side.Not even him.But I’ve learned that you get only one love.
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As mentioned earlier, Only One Love didn’t completely live up to my expectations. It took me sometime to fully engage with the main characters. Fortunately, the deeper into the story one goes, one learns to appreciate them both and relate to what makes them tick. I had a good time seeing how they came together.
Frances and Bradley are total opposites. Frances knows what it means to be part of a loving family, while Bradley had a troubled childhood. An absentee father and a mother who never showed him unconditional love. Despite this, he successfully forged a career in hockey. The media dubs him the bad of hockey. He gained the bad boy moniker because of fights he unwittingly ends up in while on the rink.
The relationship between Frances and Bradley began as a one-night stand which occurred prior to the start of this book. They probably never expected their paths to cross again, but given the fact they shared the same circles, meeting again was inevitable. At the point of reconnection, their chemistry exploded off the pages.
The romance which developed was spicy and filled with lots of heat. Now, I don’t mind a spicy romance, but it would have been nice to have a greater amount of emotional connection. I thought the hero was more emotionally invested in the relationship.
The synopsis mentioned a scandal. A scandal meant to cause damage brought the couple closer. It’s such a pity the person behind it paid the consequences for their actions, but no course of action was taken against this person.
Overall, Only One Love delivery a sassy, light and sexy romance sprinkled with humour. I am eager for more of this series and can’t wait to see what next the author has in store for fans of the series.
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About Natasha Madison
When her nose isn’t buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she’s in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It’s a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn’t listen to her…
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I’m glad you enjoyed this overall. I also prefer a more emotional connection along with a physical connection.
I prefer romances in which both characters are emotionally connected, too. Glad it got better for you as you kept reading.
I do love hockey romances. I really should try this series. I am glad that you ended up enjoying this one even if it took you a bit to warm up to the characters.
I see we share a love for hockey romance.
Sounds like a good series. Glad you stayed with this one and kept reading despite the problems in the beginning.
Good to hear it is sprinkled with humour as sometimes books need a little lift to them. Great review.
That’s hard, especially when you’ve loved the previous books. It doesn’t sound bad, just not as memorable.
Yes it was hard. You are right, not a memorable read.
I am finding that I want more emotion than “spice”. The older I get, I find myself skimming the sex scenes, so I want a lot of story. I read several books in this series. They were all ok to good.